Company · Retail - Grocery & Food Stores

The Kroger Co

Federal civil lawsuits naming The Kroger Co, a Retail - Grocery & Food Stores company.

Public CompanyRetail - Grocery & Food Stores

Ticker: NYSE: KR
Business: Retail-Grocery Stores
Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH
Incorporated in: Ohio
SEC CIK: 56873

The Kroger Co is a public company in Retail-Grocery Stores, based in Cincinnati, OH (traded on NYSE as KR, incorporated in Ohio). It appears in 918 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (857 of 918). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Labor matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, S.D. Ohio. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Employment Discrimination, and Americans with Disabilities Act. Frequent opposing parties include Kroger Co, Kroger Company, and The Kroger Company.

918

Lawsuits

857

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

885

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

10 mo

Median Duration

25 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 93%Civil Rights-heavy · 46%Activity declining

Cases by State

AK · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 21 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Civil RightsLaborContractProduct LiabilityPatent

Filings by Year

19902026

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Federal Tax / Statutory Actions27

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27 Cases — Newest First

Bartz v. Kroger Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:26-cv-10893Filed 03/17/2026
The Kroger Co v. The Federal Trade Commission

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 1:24-cv-00438Filed 08/19/2024
McSmith v. The Kroger Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-mi-00082Filed 08/05/2024
Vitort v. The Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. OregonNo. 3:20-cv-01317Filed 08/06/2020
Budd v. Kroger Co, The

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:19-cv-00846Filed 10/31/2019
Crawford v. Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. NevadaNo. 2:18-cv-01156Filed 06/26/2018
Burcham v. The Kroger Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. TennesseeNo. 3:16-cv-00506Filed 08/16/2016
Atkins v. Kroger Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. OregonNo. 3:16-cv-01360Filed 07/02/2016
King v. The Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:15-cv-00008Filed 01/02/2015
Jelinek v. The Kroger Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:12-cv-06411Filed 08/14/2012
Plambeck v. Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South DakotaNo. 5:11-cv-05054Filed 06/28/2011
Winston v. Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:04-cv-00628Filed 07/15/2004
Stackhouse v. Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:03-cv-01121Filed 12/02/2003
Scruggs v. The Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 3:03-cv-00887Filed 07/14/2003
Blough v. The Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. MississippiNo. 2:02-cv-00197Filed 09/03/2002
Phillips v. Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. ArkansasNo. 4:02-cv-00396Filed 06/27/2002
Kroger Co v. Malease Foods Corp

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 1:02-cv-00439Filed 06/14/2002
John Doe v. Kroger Corp

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:00-cv-02098Filed 06/30/2000
S & J Market, Inc v. The Kroger Co

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. West VirginiaNo. 3:99-cv-00708Filed 08/18/1999
The Kroger Co v. The Kohkin Corp

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:99-cv-01191Filed 04/20/1999
Williams v. Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 4:97-cv-00716Filed 08/25/1997
Norsworthy v. Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, W.D. KentuckyNo. 5:97-cv-00130Filed 05/28/1997
Baker v. Kroger Company, The

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. KentuckyNo. 6:96-cv-00195Filed 05/23/1996
Kroger Company v. Regional Airport Aut

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, W.D. KentuckyNo. 3:95-cv-00508Filed 07/13/1995
The Kroger Company v. Mri Tanglewood

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. North CarolinaNo. 5:95-cv-00172Filed 02/25/1995
Central Baptist Theo v. Kroger Co, The

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. KansasNo. 2:94-cv-02055Filed 02/10/1994
Thomas, Inez v. The Kroger Company

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. GeorgiaFiled 03/29/1991